Arkansas Coal (Suite)
Not so long ago
Just outside the nearest Arkansas
A young lady had a mountain to climb
Gonna climb up this mountain
'Cause there's one thing I know
My daddy's in this mountain
Digging Arkansas coal
Yes, I hear my momma calling
I'll let her wait ten minutes more
She'll be sold
'Cause I like to lay on the ground
And listen to the sound of my daddy
Digging Arkansas coal
I was born in this mountain
Been down here since I was
Nine years old
And I know someday I'll
Die in this mountain
Digging, digging
Arkansas, Arkansas coal
Arkansas coal
Married me a good man
Back in '59
Knew he was an Arkansas coal miner
And that suited me fine
Got us a little daughter
She's only eight years old
Wishes she was a man like her daddy
Digging Arkansas coal
Billy, get off of that mountain
Billy, you got to go to school
Billy, your momma and daddy
Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool
Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool
Momma, why is the earth shaking?
Momma, is the world coming to an end?
Momma, why are you crying?
Is it another cave in?
My God, the rocks are falling
Ten thousand tons on my head
I knew someday this would happen
So this is how it feels to be dead
So this is how it feels to be dead
Gonna climb up that mountain
'Cause there's one thing I know
My daddy is in that mountain
Digging Arkansas coal
Just outside the nearest Arkansas
A young lady had a mountain to climb
Gonna climb up this mountain
'Cause there's one thing I know
My daddy's in this mountain
Digging Arkansas coal
Yes, I hear my momma calling
I'll let her wait ten minutes more
She'll be sold
'Cause I like to lay on the ground
And listen to the sound of my daddy
Digging Arkansas coal
I was born in this mountain
Been down here since I was
Nine years old
And I know someday I'll
Die in this mountain
Digging, digging
Arkansas, Arkansas coal
Arkansas coal
Married me a good man
Back in '59
Knew he was an Arkansas coal miner
And that suited me fine
Got us a little daughter
She's only eight years old
Wishes she was a man like her daddy
Digging Arkansas coal
Billy, get off of that mountain
Billy, you got to go to school
Billy, your momma and daddy
Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool
Ain't gonna raise you no natural fool
Momma, why is the earth shaking?
Momma, is the world coming to an end?
Momma, why are you crying?
Is it another cave in?
My God, the rocks are falling
Ten thousand tons on my head
I knew someday this would happen
So this is how it feels to be dead
So this is how it feels to be dead
Gonna climb up that mountain
'Cause there's one thing I know
My daddy is in that mountain
Digging Arkansas coal
Credits
Writer(s): Lee Hazlewood
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